Stories this week: The iPhone now makes up less than half of Apple’s business Apple confirms the Apple Card is coming in August Google is asking people on the street to scan their faces for $5 The Google Pixel 4 will unlock using a face scan The less expensive Pixel 3A helped Google sell twice as many smartphones last quarter New bill would ban autoplay videos and endless scrolling The major broadcasters are suing to shut down this app that streams ABC, CBS, Fox, and NBC for free T-Mobile CEO on...
Aug 02, 2019•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 364
Billionaire businessman Mark Cuban stops by to discuss his views on artificial intelligence, net neutrality, breaking up Big Tech, investment opportunities he’s excited about, and why he thinks Facebook’s Libra is dangerous. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jul 30, 2019•1 hr 4 min
Stories discussed this week: Apple buys Intel’s smartphone modem business Samsung says it has fixed the Galaxy Fold and will release it in September T-Mobile won’t sell the Galaxy Fold when it is rereleased Sony’s latest RX100 camera finally gets a mic jack The first speakers from Ikea and Sonos are inexpensive and sound great FTC hits Facebook with $5 billion fine and new privacy checks Facebook will have to monitor its own privacy rules — and that’s likely not enough FTC sues Cambridge Analyti...
Jul 26, 2019•1 hr 38 min•Ep. 363
Vox Senior Correspondent and host of The Weeds Matt Yglesias joins Verge editor-in-chief Nilay Patel in this special crossover episode to explain what Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, which allows platforms to circumnavigate liability for user content, really means. They also discuss Elizabeth Warren’s proposal to break up big tech platforms, and how it may or may not fix anything. Subscribe to The Weeds for free here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adcho...
Jul 22, 2019•59 min
Nilay Patel invites a cavalry of experts from The Verge (Makena Kelly, Adi Robertson, Liz Lopatto, Dieter Bohn, and Paul Miller) to discuss the Big Tech hearings that took over Capitol Hill, Elon Musk's Neuralink brain machine interface, and the new Macbook reviews . Stories this week: Facebook reportedly reaches $5 billion settlement with the Federal … Facebook tells Congress how it thinks Libra should be regulated House Democrats are considering a bill to ban Facebook from the … Senators aren’...
Jul 19, 2019•1 hr 34 min•Ep. 362
Everything is too complicated. Asurion CEO Tony Detter joins Verge editor-in-chief, Nilay Patel to discuss simplifying our experience with tech products, the problems with closed eco-systems and why an insurance company like Asurion got involved with tech support. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jul 16, 2019•42 min
Nintendo announced a new Switch ! Nilay, Dieter, and Paul discuss what's different with the new model and what's being updated with the original one. But first, continuing coverage of Foxconn's factory in Wisconsin — this time with a cryptic email.Next: new Macbooks! Kind of. Apple updated the Macbook Pro and Air and got rid of the 12-inch Macbook and its butterfly keyboard for future models. There's a whole lot more like a Zoom security flaw , a new streaming service , and of course some FCC ta...
Jul 12, 2019•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 361
It's been a year since net neutrality was repealed. Gigi Sohn, a distinguished fellow at Georgetown Law's Institute for Technology Law and Policy, chats with Verge editor-in-chief Nilay Patel about what's happened since by explaining the ripple effect of harmful policy decisions and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jul 09, 2019•43 min
What happens when your robot friend dies? Ashley Carman and Kaitlyn Tiffany of Why'd You Push That Button? explore the grieving community surrounding the short-lived social robot Jibo. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jul 05, 2019•36 min
Behind the screen: content moderation in the shadows of social media author Sarah T Roberts joins Verge editor-in-chief Nilay Patel to discuss the business and dark side of content moderation while pondering future solutions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jul 02, 2019•40 min
Public betas for iPadOS , iOS 13 , and macOS Catalina are available now so Nilay Patel, Dieter Bohn, and Paul Miller discuss the updates from using the software themselves. Also, It was announced during this recording that Apple’s chief design officer Jony Ive will depart the company later this year — the crew reacts. Other topics this week include Bill Gates discussing Microsoft losing to Android, a new Raspberry Pi , and updates on Foxconn's factory in Wisconsin. Stories discussed this week: J...
Jun 28, 2019•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 360
Recode editor-at-large Kara Swisher joins Verge editor-in-chief Nilay Patel to discuss the possibilities of breaking up big tech companies like Google, Apple, Facebook, and Amazon. Kara also explains how the dominance of these four giant companies harms competition and innovation in Silicon Valley and why tech companies should be doing more to help. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jun 25, 2019•43 min
Paul Miller explains Facebook new cryptocurrency Libra, Adi Robertson explains Senator Josh Hawley's move to amend Section 230, and Dieter explains how Google is taking charge of RCS. Stories discussed this week: Samsung accidentally makes the case for not owning a smart TV GE accidentally makes the case for not owning smart GE bulbs A paper towel dispenser with an end-user license agreement is a special kind of hell Facebook's Calibra is a secret weapon for monetizing its new .. Facebook confir...
Jun 21, 2019•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 359
Earlier this year, The Verge ’s Casey Newton broke the story about the working conditions of Facebook moderators at a campus in Phoenix, AZ In his feature, “The Trauma Floor,” In his follow-up reporting “Bodies in Seats,” he discovered that the pattern of severe workplace conditions extends to a second campus. Nilay Patel and Casey Newton discuss a workplace in Tampa, FL plagued by fear and anxiety and worse. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Jun 19, 2019•28 min
Facebook executives Adam Mosseri and Andrew Bosworth sit down with The Verge ’s Casey Newton at Code Conference to discuss antitrust and the prospect of breaking up Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp. They also discuss Facebook Portal, and how the company is adopting new approaches to privacy, content moderation, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jun 18, 2019•39 min
Nice Try! is a new podcast from Curbed and the Vox Media Podcast Network that explores stories of people who have tried to design a better world, and what happens when those designs don't go according to plan. Season one, Utopian, follows Avery Trufelman on her quest to understand the perpetual search for the perfect place. Enjoy this special preview of the first episode, Jamestown: Utopian for Whom , and subscribe to Nice Try! for free in your favorite podcast app. Learn more about your ad choi...
Jun 15, 2019•12 min
Fresh off of Code Conference, Nilay, Dieter, and Paul discuss YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki’s apology and difficult week, and consider whether there’s any viable alternative to Youtube. They also discuss the leaked photo of the upcoming Pixel 4. And later, a recap of what happened at E3 includes video game and hardware updates. Subscribe to the Vergecast here for free in your favorite podcast app Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Jun 14, 2019•1 hr 15 min
Fresh off his IPO, Beyond Meat CEO Ethan Brown joins Verge editor-in-chief Nilay Patel to discuss the evolution of plant-based burgers, the science of protein, why his company avoids GMOs, and their mission to help create a more sustainable food system. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jun 11, 2019•43 min
There was so much news this week that we had to add another Vergecast episode to cover it all. Besides Apple’s WWDC , the most important story in The Verge’s coverage has been the various crises YouTube is facing over its moderation policies — problems with hate speech and harassment , pedophiles on the platform , and white supremacist content . Verge editor-in-chiefand Vergecast co-hostNilay Patel invites Silicon Valley editor Casey Newton and senior reporter Adi Robertson to the show to explai...
Jun 07, 2019•47 min
This week Apple held their annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC). The Verge 's Nilay Patel, Dieter Bohn, and Paul Miller discuss everything announced — from the Mac Pro to iOS to iPadOS. Also, Google gave some updates on their new Stadia game service right before the show so the crew dives into that as well as the Palm Pre 10th anniversary. Stories discussed this week: - The Palm Pre launched 10 years ago today, here’s what it meant to me - Apple’s $5,000 Pro Display monitor doesn’t come...
Jun 07, 2019•1 hr 27 min•Ep. 357
What are tech giants like Google doing to tackle the ethical issues that surround artificial intelligence? Verge senior reporter James Vincent speaks with Google AI lead Jeff Dean and Verge editor-in-chief Nilay Patel about AI bias, facial recognition, and government regulation around AI. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jun 04, 2019•40 min
The Verge's Nilay Patel, Dieter Bohn, and Paul Miller discuss all the new laptops revealed at Computex 2019, the new processor chips from Intel and AMD, what's to come at Apple's WWDC next week, and more updates on the T-Mobile and Sprint merger. Stories discussed this week: Laptops are getting weird and wonderful Twin River is Intel’s attempt to build a dual-screen laptop out of fabric Did Intel just nail the dual-screen gaming laptop? Asus put two 4K screens on its extravagant ZenBook Pro Duo ...
May 31, 2019•1 hr 24 min•Ep. 356
Switched on Pop hosts Charlie Harding and Nate Sloan join Verge editor-in-chief Nilay Patel to unpack how technology is changing the distribution, making, and sound of popular music. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 28, 2019•43 min
The Verge 's Russel Brandom joins the show to decipher the Huawei ban as well as its larger implications. Second half of the show, Dieter Bohn explains how Apple is tweaking its troubled keyboard design on its current and future Macbooks. Nilay Patel ends the show with updates on the T-Mobile and Sprint merger . Playdate is an adorable handheld with games from the creators of Qwop, Katamari, and more Ouya will be shut down for good on June 25th Huawei vs. Trump: all the news about the Chinese ph...
May 24, 2019•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 355
FCC Commissioner Geoffrey Starks stops by to discuss Huawei, regulating robocalls, net neutrality, the race for 5G and more with The Verge’s Nilay Patel and Makena Kelly. Subscribe to the Vergecast here for free in your favorite podcast app Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 21, 2019•43 min
Dieter Bohn's OnePlus 7 Pro and Pixel 3a review starts off the show, followed by Adi Robertson's coverage of everything the government is doing with Facebook and tariffs, and we end on our featured updates on the streaming wars. Stories mentioned this week: One month ago, Foxconn said its innovation centers weren't empty … Verizon’s 5G network is now hitting gigabit download speeds The new Apple TV app launches today on iOS, Apple TV, and Samsung TVs Facebook will increase pay for its contractor...
May 17, 2019•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 354
Apple just lost a case at the Supreme Court, and an antitrust lawsuit claiming that the App Store is a monopoly will proceed. Verge editor-in-chief Nilay Patel and senior reporter Adi Robertson speak to Mark Rifkin, one of the lawyers who argued the case against Apple.Subscribe to the Vergecast here for free in your favorite podcast appFor more on this case, check out Adi Robertson's recent work on The Verge Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
May 14, 2019•40 min
Google's I/O conference in Mountain View, California, the Vergecast crew chats with Hiroshi Lockheimer, SVP at Google for Android, Chrome, Chrome OS, Play, comms and photos, and Stephanie Cuthbertson, director of Android to the show to talk new products such as the Pixel and Nest line, messaging, and of course Android. Subscribe to The Vergecast for free in your favorite podcast app https://pod.link/430333725 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
May 09, 2019•1 hr 9 min
Facebooks F8 conference happened this week so The Verge's Nilay Patel, Casey Newton, Ashley Carman, and Paul Miller break down the biggest announcements and updates from the event including Messenger, Instagram, WhatsApp, Oculus, and more. Stories discussed this week: The 5 biggest announcements from Facebook’s F8 developer conference keynote Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg says the ‘future is private’ Facebook keeps asking whether its keynote makes people like Facebook Facebook Messenger is coming...
May 03, 2019•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 352
The Podcast Wars are coming. After Luminary’s troubled launch, The Verge’s Nilay Patel and Ashley Carman sit-down with podcast expert Nick Quah of Hot Pod to discuss if Luminary or anyone could be “the Netflix of podcasts” and where the industry is headed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Apr 30, 2019•47 min
